Performance of steam reforming technology in a long term treatment of waste organic solvent

Shimizu, Koki; Aoyama, Yoshio 

A long term pilot scale experiment with steam reforming treatment technology was conducted for volume and weight reduction of uranium contaminated waste organic solvent which was difficult to incinerate. The technology consists of a steam reforming process and a submerged combustion process. In the fast process, organic solvent is vaporized and pyrolyzed with superheated steam in a reducing atmosphere. In the second process, the decomposition gases are completely burned in a submerged combustion reactor. A short term treatment test was carried out the before the long term test. The test achieved high mass reduction rate of the waste organic solvent.